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Nebraska is big. Meatloaf that makes you cross it is bigger. Somewhere between Omaha and “I’m definitely not turning around now,” there’s a diner serving the kind of comfort food that can turn a regular road trip into a full-blown mission. The meatloaf is the star,...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha City Council rejected a proposal to lower property taxes, voting 3-4. The resolution needed five votes in support to pass. The proposal called for lowering the property tax levy by 75 cents. The plan aimed to raise expected revenue from sales tax to make up for reduced revenue from proper

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Two people are in custody after a violent fight early Tuesday morning left a man with a severed finger. Scottsbluff police officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a home in the 1702 block of Ninth Avenue just after 3:02 a.m. According to...

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Nebraska has no single statute that tells you “your dog can stay outside for exactly six hours and no longer.” That surprises a lot of owners who assume every state sets a hard numeric cutoff the way a few coastal states do. Instead, how long

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man suspected of assaulting and robbing a nurse in a hospital parking lot, among several other allegations, was sentenced in court on Tuesday. Mocktavin Dial, 22, appeared in court Tuesday morning and was sentenced for robbery, false imprisonment, assault, attempted 1st-degree sexual assault, a

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The woman arrested in connection to forgery has changed her plea and was sentenced. 50-year-old Rukyia Dean pleaded no contest to the charge of attempted 2nd-degree forgery for $1,500 to $4,999, and was sentenced to 132 days in prison with 132 days’ credit. Dean was...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One boy is in custody for felony assault after an alleged knife attack at Omaha Central High School on Tuesday, according to Omaha Police. The boy, 14, was located after an Omaha Police School Resources Officer responded to a fight in a lower-level hallway, authorities said, at around 9:30 a.m.

Big changes could be coming to the suburb’s downtown. Big Grove Brewery is looking at their first space in the Prairie State at 180 N Smith Street in Palatine. Right now, the owners are hoping to buy the building from Durty Nellie’s Gastropub & Concert Club. As the project was just recently proposed, an opening date ha

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A longtime South Omaha homeowner says he has lost curb appeal because of a poorly placed warning sign — and taxpayer money may be used to fix the issue. Larry Stephens lives along South 48th Street, where a street widening project is almost complete. He noticed a sign warning of a railroad crossing

Just south of Omaha’s downtown are remnants of the city’s historic Little Italy. There’s Orsi’s Bakery on the corner, Sons and Daughters of Italy on 10th Street, and St. Frances Cabrini Church down the block. The neighborhood has seen changes through the years. There are fewer...